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A Chinese Electric Car Startup That has Delivered Zero Cars Is Now Valued at $3.6 Billion
[Investing]
2018/08/13 09:53
How deeply convinced investors are of the strength of China’s electric vehicle market? They’ve put hundreds of millions of dollars into EV startups that have yet to mass produce their vehicles.The latest example is Xiaopeng Motors, an Alibaba-backed EV startup that completed a four billion yuan ($580 million) funding round last week. The latest investment has given the 4-year-old EV carmaker...
Coffee Cups Carry Illustrations of Missing People in Australia This Week
[Business]
2018/08/13 09:53
It's National Missing Persons Week in Australia this week, and to help highlight those who are missing, a new campaign prints professional illustrations of six missing people onto takeaway coffee cups.Twenty of Melbourne's top cafes will serve the takeaway biodegradable cups. The work, created by WhiteGrey Melbourne for the Missing Persons Advocacy Network (MPAN), was a collaboration between fa...
Why It’s Almost Impossible to Steal a Tesla (and Get Away with It)
[Investing]
2018/08/13 09:53
New data suggests Tesla’s security checks to foil thieves are remarkably effective. The recovery rate of stolen Tesla’s is notable in an industry where the overall recovery rate for stolen vehicles was just 58.4% in 2016. Elon Musk wants to take Tesla private.There are also quite a few people out there who simply want to take your Tesla. However, new figures on thefts of these electric cars s...
Enterprise Barcode Scanner Startup Scandit Raises a $30M Series B
[Investing]
2018/08/13 09:53
“Augmented reality for enterprise” is the sort of phrase that surely hits all of the right neurological pleasure centers for VCs. No surprise, then, that Scandit just raised a $30 million Series B, in a round led by GV (née Google Ventures) and NGP Capital. That joins a previous $13 million raise for the Zurich-based startup.We highlighted the company back in early 2017. At the time, its mis...
Häagen-Dazs Introduces Adorable LINE FRIENDS Mooncakes
[Product]
2018/08/13 09:52
As one of the year’s major cultural holidays, Mid-Autumn Festival holds a special significance for Chinese culture (as well as for certain Southeast Asian countries) as it marks an important transitional period. Despite its cultural importance, however, one of the occasion’s most recognizable features remains to be the delectable dessert that is enjoyed each year: the mooncake. Although the o...
McDonald's Opened a New Flagship Store in Chicago That Looks More Like an Apple Store
[Design]
2018/08/13 09:51
McDonald's just opened a new restaurant that looks like an Apple Store — and it reveals a blueprint for the future of the fast-food giant.McDonald's opened a new flagship store in Chicago that looks more like an Apple Store than a fast-food restaurant.The restaurant features table service, ordering kiosks, and more than 70 trees at the ground level.While not every McDonald's will look like the...
(PDF) The Rise of Voice Commerce Report - OC&C Strategy
[Business]
2018/08/12 09:10
Voice shopping set to jump to $40 Billion by 2022 in US. Amazon-Dominated Household Speaker Penetration Expected to Soar to 55% Over Next Four Years, from Current 13%.Our latest research predicts that Voice shopping is expected to jump to $40 billion in 2022, up from $2 billion today, suggesting the new channel may well be the next major disruptive force in retail in the US.The survey showed gr...
(Patent) Amazon & Apple Patents Aim To Personalize Your Ride
[Tech]
2018/08/12 09:09
Newly published patent applications by the tech giants envision autonomous vehicles that identify passengers and adjust to their preferences. One of the systems even detects when a passenger is feeling stressed.Autonomous vehicle technology could make a lot more people car passengers rather than drivers. And now Amazon and Apple look like they want those passengers to have an optimal ride.On Ju...
How Brands Are Utilizing Augmented Reality To Build Consumer Engagement
[Business]
2018/08/12 09:08
From photo-realistic makeup simulation to AR sunglasses trial, both luxury and discount retailers are integrating digital mirrors into their brick and mortar locations to improve the IRL experience.From cosmetics to children’s toys, brands increasingly are finding interactive ways to draw customers to the store. Through augmented reality mirrors and touchscreen monitors, beauty and toy retaile...
